Around 40 students and staff of a primary school were injured when security guard attacked them with knife in southern Guangxi province of China on Thursday reported state-run China Daily.
The incident happened on Thursday at 8.30 am, at Wangfu Town Central Primary School in Wuzhou city, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three of the injured are in serious condition, state-run CGTN TV reported.
A press release on the incident released by the Wangfu Town government said the alleged attacker was a school security guard 50-year-old Li Xiaomin, Hong Kong based South China Morning Post reported.
The man has been detained by the police and the injured were sent to hospital.
The press release said “around 40 people” were hurt, including three severely injured the school’s principal, another security guard and a student.
8 Ambulances were sent to the scene and the injured were sent for treatment in Wuzhou city hospital and the town’s health centres.
Parents were waiting outside the hospital in a long que at the Government clinic.
Most of the injured students are from preschool mostly aged 6 to 7 said a parent who don’t want to be named.
